Claudio Celso Explained

Claudio Celso
Birth Date:4 August 1955
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Years Active:1972–present

Claudio Celso (born August 4, 1955) is a Brazilian guitarist, composer and arranger. His work includes jazz, bossa nova and Brazilian popular music. He was listed in the world's top 100 guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine in Brazil.[1]

Early years

Claudio Celso was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He began playing guitar at the age of four. He initially studied classical guitar and then learned bossa nova and jazz with guitarist/composer Paulinho Nogueira and also with his father, Nilson M. Celso, who was an early electric guitarist in Brazil.

Performer

Celso is known for impeccable technique and deep jazz roots[2] [3] [4] and for his breadth of experience.[5] His career has included working with the Brazilian instrumental ensemble Zimbo Trio for over two years. He accompanied major popular artists with the Tupi Television Orchestra while in his hometown, São Paulo. From 1978 until 1985 he was based in New York City and worked with numerous well-known jazz icons and producers Teo Macero, Creed Taylor, Roy Cicala and Eumir Deodato. He studied composition and arranging with Don Sebesky while in New York. He has subsequently worked internationally with numerous renowned musicians and has been playing in music clubs, concert venues and jazz festivals.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In early 2015, Claudio performed his Suite “Axis Mundi” at the Coliseu Theater in Santos, Brazil - with the Symphonic Orchestra of Santos – a concert designed for electric guitar and orchestra. This project unites both classical and contemporary music in an effort to revitalize passion and interest for symphonic instruments in young audiences all around the world. The event celebrated the city´s 469th birthday and had a sold out audience.

Back in Los Angeles late 2015, Claudio started the pre-production of his EP "Alpha Solaris", consisting of a series of compositions to musically tell the fantasy story of an astronaut on a lonely journey in search of a new planet for mankind. It was later recorded in 2018 at CDAudio Studios, Sao Paulo, where Claudio Celso had the privilege of having the late legendary bassist Arthur Maia participate in the recording.

During 2019 and 2020, Claudio releases the albums "Alpha Solaris", "Axis Mundi", "Simetria", "A Brazilian Cool Jazz Experience" (a remake of his previous "Swell" album) and three acoustic guitar albums: "Agreste, "Quilombo" and "Arraial" (Boom Boom Records) based on the sound of pure folkloric Brazilian grass roots music.

Back in Brazil in 2021, Claudio writes a set of 22 new original musical pieces. He calls It - the result of a lifetime in music, ranging from all influences including up tempo sambas dressed in elaborated chord changes (modulations), baião and modern jazz influences. This new repertoire is performed in a trio format composed of acoustic guitar, electric/upright bass and drums/percussion.[13]

Other

In addition to his career as a performer, Claudio does guitar clinics and writes articles for Guitar Player Magazine.[14] He has taught extensively in his own country and internationally, published a Jazz Guitar instructional video, and mentored Brazilian guitar stars.

He frequently gives newspaper, magazine, radio and TV interviews, including an acclaimed interview with Guitarra Cover Magazine.[15] His 2007 appearance on Programa do Jô, the popular TV talk show in Brazil, was followed by 4.6 million viewers.[16]

In 2014, under the Rouanet Law, which allows tax payers (both persons and corporations) to make donations or sponsorships to cultural projects and get tax exemption,[17] he received a grant from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture for a project which includes concerts and workshops throughout Brazil, and the recording of two new CDs.[18]

Discography

His recordings include:[19]

Compositions

Compositions include:[26]

LP The Brazilian Beat of Guanabara

LP Intelligence[28]

CD Brazilian Jazz[29]

CD Swell - A Brazilian Cool Jazz Experience[30]

CD Surf Life[31]

EP Alpha Solaris[32]

Single Agreste[33]

Single Simetria[34]

Single Arraial[35]

EP Quilombo[36]

EP A Brazilian Cool Jazz Experience[37]

Album Axis Mundis - Suite for Guitar and Orchestra[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guitar Player. guitarplayer.uol.com.br. 2006. August 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815195406/http://guitarplayer.uol.com.br/. August 15, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Claudio Celso - "Swell A Brazilian Cool Jazz Experience" por: Música Brasileira Independente, 25.07.2006. maritaca.art.br. August 16, 2014.
  3. Web site: Jewel Eyes 2009 Baioca Records. ferruccimusic.com/. August 5, 2014.
  4. "Paradise This Week Newspaper, Key West, Florida: Jazz/rock guitar sensation Celso rocks Virgilio's, August 2004"
  5. "Borders News & Local Events, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 2001"
  6. O´Hara's Jazz Club Newsletter. Vol. 7, No. 11, November 1998 "Brazilian Guitarist Claudio Celso - CD Release Party at O´Hara's Hollywood on Friday, November 13 at 5 pm"
  7. Web site: Almasurf. almasurf.com. August 17, 2014.
  8. Web site: 3º Joinville Jazz Festival começa no dia 23 de junho. maritaca.art.br. August 16, 2014.
  9. "Gina Martell, Love 94 Jazz Radio Newsletter, Miami, Florida, Nov 1998"
  10. Web site: Cláudio Celso reúne banda de jovens virtuoses e apresenta seu PopFunkJazzFusionBrasil no Sesc Santos. mannishblog.blogspot.ca. Martins, Eugenio. Sep 21, 2012. August 5, 2014.
  11. Web site: Cláudio Celso faz show no Teatro Guarany, em Santos. globotv.globo.com. September 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903180233/http://globotv.globo.com/tv-tribuna/jornal-tribuna-1a-edicao/v/claudio-celso-faz-show-no-teatro-guarany-em-santos/3582959/. September 3, 2014. dead.
  12. Web site: Claudio Celso Quarteto:21:30@Na Roda@Bourbon Street. uiadiario.com.br. 2014-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903131351/http://www.uiadiario.com.br/eventos/claudio-celso-quarteto-21h30-na-roda-bourbon-street/. 2014-09-03. dead.
  13. Web site: AllAboutJazz. allaboutjazz.com. September 19, 2022.
  14. Web site: Maritaca. maritaca.com.br. August 17, 2014.
  15. "Guitarra Cover Magazine (Brazil), Issue 145, January 2007"
  16. Web site: Programa do Jô. globotv.globo.com. August 16, 2014. September 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906225218/http://globotv.globo.com/rede-globo/programa-do-jo/v/claudio-celso-e-um-musico-brasileiro-radicado-nos-eua/3447026/. dead.
  17. Web site: The Law Rouanet. v-brazil.com. August 17, 2014.
  18. Ministério da Cultura, Project No.131214, Process 140000.392120/13-15, CNPJ 14.240.073/0001-65 Project Name: Claudio Celso Quartet
  19. Web site: Discografia at Cravo Albin. dicionariompb.com.br. August 5, 2014. August 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808132816/http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/claudio-celso/discografia. dead.
  20. Web site: Amazon Music. amazon.com. January 20, 2020.
  21. Web site: Boom Boom Artists. babyboomersusa.org. September 16, 2022.
  22. Web site: Jazz Station - Arnaldo Desouteiro's Blog (Jazz, Bossa & Beyond). jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.ca. 20 February 2009 . August 16, 2014.
  23. Web site: Vida de Artista - Artist:Paulo Freire, 2005. maritaca.art.br. September 21, 2014.
  24. Web site: Discography of Haroldo Mauro Jr.. hmauro.com/discography.html. August 31, 2014.
  25. Web site: Arcadia Records. view.com. August 17, 2014.
  26. Web site: Obra at Cravo Albin. dicionariompb.com.br (Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Pop Music). August 5, 2014.
  27. Web site: Guanabara Featuring Shunzo Ono & Nana Vasconcelos – The Brazilian Beat Of Guanabara. discogs.com. August 31, 2014.
  28. Web site: Discos Diversão. https://archive.today/20140831185900/http://discosdiversao.blogspot.ca/2014/03/intelligence.html. dead. August 31, 2014. discosdiversao.blogspot.ca. August 17, 2014.
  29. Web site: Brazilian Jazz (Remastered). music.apple.com. November 2, 2019.
  30. Web site: Claudio Celso CD Swell. maritaca.art.br. August 17, 2014.
  31. Web site: Surf Life by Claudio Celso. cdbaby.com. August 5, 2014.
  32. Web site: Alpha Solaris EP Claudio Celso. music.apple.com. November 2, 2019.
  33. Web site: Agreste Single Claudio Celso. music.apple.com. November 2, 2019.
  34. Web site: Simetria Single Claudio Celso. music.apple.com. September 16, 2022.
  35. Web site: Arraial Single Claudio Celso. music.apple.com. September 16, 2022.
  36. Web site: Quilombo EP Claudio Celso. music.apple.com. September 16, 2022.
  37. Web site: A Brazilian Cool Jazz Experience EP Claudio Celso. music.apple.com. September 16, 2022.

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